Thematic Educator Guide: Teaching Civic Engagement

What’s better than laughing while you learn?! Students will love it, and teachers will love to see it. That’s why DK has teamed up with the world’s silliest learning company, Mrs Wordsmith, on a series of workbooks, games, and other activity-based resources that center around improving the literacy outcomes of kids ages 4–11. These tools,

Get lost in a book! Read at school. Read at home. Thrillers, mysteries, fantasy, realistic fiction–whatever genre sweeps you into other worlds and the lives of people.  We teachers wish this kind of reading life for all of our students! However, according to the NAEP  (National Association of Reading Progress), our nation’s reading report card,

Written by Bridget Wilson The only sounds anyone can hear for the first fifteen minutes of class are fifth graders turning the pages of their self-selected books as they anticipate what will happen next. As soon as the timer goes off, sighs of disappointment echo through the room, followed by students’ desperate pleas: “Can we

A few weeks ago Penguin Random House Education ventured out to Brooklyn, New York to hand deliver our new Classroom Libraries directly to P.S. 273 Wortman. The Brooklyn school reached out to us to help support their students’ literacy growth with Classroom Libraries earlier this summer. When we learned they had no way to move

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, and we are sharing books from AAPI creators to be read and celebrated by students all year long.   Danbi Leads the School Parade This book introduces readers to an irresistible new character who learns to navigate her two cultures and realizes that when she opens

April is National Poetry Month, reminding us of poetry’s important role in our culture and in our classrooms. We are celebrating by appreciating a few titles that highlight inspiring poems that can help your students express themselves through reading and writing.   Love In this heartfelt celebration of love, Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la

  Written by Lia Bengtson and Tarja Lewis from Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, Washington DC As teachers of English Language Arts (ELA) and Social Studies for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, we are always looking for resources and collaborative projects that can provide meaningful and accessible learning opportunities for our diverse students whose primary

Learning at home is as easy as 1-2-3 or A-B-C with these jam-packed kid-friendly, teacher-reviewed workbooks. It’s perfect for back to school–no matter what that looks like! From Sylvan Learning, America’s #1 tutoring brand – is a lively and authoritative workbook series, Sylvan Learning Workbooks. Designed to build proficiency in math and reading skills for

The return to school after a long summer can be challenging for students both emotionally and academically.  The books in the Teacher’s Pet Collection are a great way to help students build socio-emotional skills with lovable characters and stories that give them the means to tackle the complexities of life in and out of school.

Every time you listen to an audio book and you’re loving it, someone is reading aloud to you. And all the time you’re listening, your imagination creates pictures of settings, characters, and people. Often, you’ll find yourself stepping into a beloved character’s shoes and living life in the past, present or future. Read alouds capture

As the COVID crisis continues to affect our daily lives, teachers, students and families have all had to be flexible and innovative when it comes to education. Whether you’re using a blended learning strategy or are fully remote, this school year has brought both challenges and opportunities. One thing is for sure, students need our

Dear Educator, Elementary school teachers often organize reading instruction around guided reading groups, and groups read books that meet the instructional needs of members. However, like most of you in middle and high school, I have used one novel, biography, or informational text for an entire class. And, in doing so, I soon realized that